Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
BRIGHAM'S BOGUS SPOOK.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The Mormons
in the city watching the Edmunds anti
polygamy bill, which has passed both
branches of Congress and is now in con
ference committee, are quite excited over
he dispatches from Nebraska in to-day's
papers In regard to Brigham Young's re-
ported scheme of resurrection. Delegate
Game, from Utah, of course, denies the
story of the old man VINO had charge of
the house near Lincoln, Neb., and who
claims to be the author OF the story about
Brigham Young being concealed there.
Dir. Game says he saw the Mormon
lender buried and placed in the tomb
with a ten-ton stone over the entrance,
and does not doubt but that Brigham
Dung is dead. But another story comes
from a resident OF Utah, which gives
plausibihtY to the Nebraska report. This
gentleman says that, as everyone knows,
tne death of Brigham Young was most
mysterious, the arrangements for the
uneral were conducted with the greatest
privacy, and not until the body was
laid out was any one allowed to see it.
''Now," said the gentleman from Utah,
"the body in the coffin shown to the few
was an ingeniously prepared wax figure.
A Frenchman was brought from France
some time before the reported death of
Young and set to work to make liielike
head and body of the Mormon prophet.
AS the figure was to represent MN after
death, the Frenchman found IL rather an
easy job, and SO remarkably we'll done
was the work that the figure deceived
many who saw it. When IL became time
for Young 80 die this figure was pre-
pared for burial. The subsequent
mysterious funeral arrangements,
together with the strange death, all can
be easily recalled. The Frenchman VINO
made the wax figure was shipped back to
his native country, and the MOrmons
watched him we'll. Although this guard
was kept up, the man told his secret"
said the Utah Citizen, land it was pub
lished, but the MOrmons managed TO keep
it from wide circulation. The real rea-
son for Young's disappearance from the
earth was for a resurrection. The Nor
mons thought that the United States gov
eminent would give them trouble ere
this. They made every arrangement for
al exodus to Mexico. The leaders COL
1ected money and bought vast tract of
land, and paid cash for it in gold. They
intended old Brigham Young TO rise from
buO 81 ave anu W OIOGl hls iulOuLu III W Ute
part to Mexico. But when they examined
the land they found the Mes!cans had
cheated them, and sold them lot Of
mountains. So great WINS the chagrin of
the elders that the exodus was postponed
and Brigham Young did not rise.'
You remember" said the Utah gen.
tleman, what Game, the Utah delegate
said in an interview not long since about
the passage Of this bill? He said some
thing would happen soon which would
change the whole complexion of things.
We all thought at the time he meant
Brigham 4Oung's resurrection, for the
Mormons in Utah have been preaching
that since his death. Now, for the ten
ton stone Mr.. Game speaks of. The sup
posed remains of Brigham Young were
buried in a sepulohre modelled after the
one used for our Saviour. This great
stone was placed before the tomb to pre-
vent any one getting into it. Besides,
the sepulchre is in the Temple
grounds. l believe it was the intention
for Brigham Young to get back to that
tomb, and al the appointed time have the
stone rolled away and appear. As the
tomb is in the Temple grounds no one
could see the preparations. Why is this
time selected for tine resurr ectiOnY Be.
cause the MOrmons are in great trouble.
The bill just passed Congress kills them
ms sect. Their unfortunate investm Mt
in Mexico will have to be made known.
and it is their plan now to move TO the
Sandwich Islands. They fear anneXa-
ton if they 90 to Mexico. There has
been no need for Brigham Young to APP
pear before now; but he is wanted, and
they are preparing for the resurrection
but the silly farce is getting rather old
20 be believed by many. The MormOns,
however, are so desperate that they will
do anything.N